Reconfigurable Garment Definition and Production Method

ABSTRACT

Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics.

CROSS REFERENCE

This is a continuation application of the pending U.S. application Ser.No. 11/027,819 filed on Dec. 29, 2004.

FIELD OF INVENTION

Invention relates to computer-assisted methods and systems for novelgarment design and manufacture, particularly automated using software,databases and related electronic networks and sensors.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Conventional fashion industry employs various creative manual processesto design and produce new clothes. However conventional techniques arelimited to the extent that garment design and production processes arenot easily customized, time-constrained, and are not easilyreconfigurable. For example, customer has to wait at cashier, tryvarious kinds of clothes in a changing room, take a lot of measurements,inaccurately customize the garment, or buy standardized garment tospeed-up the purchasing process.

Accordingly, there is a need for improved definition and productionefficiency by using some electronic automation techniques, for example,to assist prototype design, garment customization, and garment grading.Furthermore to increase customer satisfaction guarantee of manufacturedgarment, novel computer-aided methods for customers to input theirbody-profile information and view their appearance with designed garmentare presented unobviously herein.

SUMMARY

Computer-aided design and manufacture software and/or hardware automatesgarment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment andfashion system includes ornamental element, pattern display, andpersonal identifier and wireless sensor electronics, effectivelyintegrating the business world of fashion and consumer electronics.

Computer-supported process especially configured for user easily todesign reconfigurable apparel, input body-profile information, inputassembly and test preferences, receive and give recommendation whetherthe garment fits the body profile to assist user in making a purchasingdecision. Information resulting from the process can be protected andare accessible by pre-determined user.

Optionally fabric or garment with integrated flexible informationinfrastructure and electrode/sensors, methods of representing customerbody-profile information in various formats, and methods for assisting acustomer to select properly-sized apparel may be used herein.

Generally electronic process assists customer directly to designcustomized garment with help of either human or computer fashionadvisor. Thus invention resembles virtual store with a fashion advisor.User can confidently design and purchase garment conveniently.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

The accompanying drawings which are incorporated in and form a part ofthis specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and togetherwith the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention:

FIG. 1 is a diagram representing a simplified configurable garmentaccording to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a generalized diagram of network system according to anembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing appliance system according to an embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram illustrating novel garment and fashion designand manufacturing process according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference is made in detail to the preferred embodiments of theinvention. While the invention is described in conjunction with thepreferred embodiments, the invention is not intended to be limited bythese preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is intendedto cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents, which may beincluded within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by theappended claims. Furthermore, in the following detailed description ofthe invention, numerous specific details are set forth in order toprovide a thorough understanding of the invention. However, theinvention may be practiced without these specific details. In otherinstances, various garments, design or manufacturing methods, automatedprocedures, reconfigurable components, software or databaseapplications, network systems, and electronic or optical circuits havenot been described in detail so that aspects of the invention will notbe obscured.

FIG. 1 is a simplified diagram showing representative configurablegarment 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Asunderstood herein, the term “garment” is interpreted and construedbroadly to mean any wearable item and/or accessory, such as shirt, pant,jean, slack, shorts, skirt, khaki, glasses, shoes, scarf, jacket, tie,belt, socks, wallet, umbrella, etc. Garment may be knitted, molded,photo-lithographically deposited or constructed using one or moremasking or implanting steps or otherwise made using one or more organic,synthetic, conductive, semiconductive or insulated filament, fabric,fibres, polymers, carbon nano-fibers, pentacene, thin-film transistors,semiconductor substrate, etc.

Garment 100 comprises one or more active or passive, smart orintelligent, personalizable, tailorable, programmable or configurableelectronic, mechanical or optical logic device or finite state machine,gate array, cross-bar, transmission-line, antenna, multiplexer,demultiplexer, modulator, amplifier, analog-to-digital/digital-to-analogconverter, interconnect, microprocessor, controller, thermostat,thermometer, sensor, transponder, radio-frequency identifier or tag(RFID), accelerometer, piezoelectric detector, transistor, diode,resistor, capacitor, inductor, switch, latch, flip-flop, such asornament or jewelry 101, user identifier and/or sensor 102, input/outputpattern display 103, power source 104 and networking or communicationinterface 105.

Ornament 101 comprises one or more ornamental or functional electronicdevice or module incorporated into garment 100, including music or mediaplayer or recorder, global positioning or navigational location system,antenna or wireless transceiver, mobile phone or radio communicator,computer or processor, television or video appliance, alarm or emergencyindicator, video or image camera, communication switch or networkingconnection, or electroluminescent lamp or display. Ornaments 101 may bewashable or detachable.

Ornaments 101 may enable garment 100 to function as interface to controlremotely or programmably various electronic device, e.g., jacketinterfacing with light switches or television remote control. Forexample, ornament 101 may functionally disregard or effectively filterchemical substances or other harmful electromagnetic energy rays thatcan cause cancer or other disease, thereby reducing risk or cause ofbio/chemical terrorism or nuclear threat.

Ornament 101 also may be composited to enable garment and fashion 100 tobe stain-free, therefore not requiring use of detergent and materiallyenhance environmental quality. Ornament 101 may also be composited toprovide that clothes do not contain disease, and are safe from HIV/AIDSand other diseases. Optionally, ornament 101 may play music, video orother media recording or enable multi-party voice or video communicationbased on user emotion detected by human-emotion detector effectivelyintegrated in garment 100. Ornament 101 may be electronically-controlleddispenser or vial for releasing selectively one or more fluids or gases,such as perfume, medicine, food/drink, pheromone, etc. according touser, processor or software instruction.

Sensor 102 comprises one or more identifier or sensor device integratedwith garment 100. Identifier uniquely recognizes and identifiesparticular user with one or more alphanumeric, coded, or signaturepattern. Sensor 102 may comprise one or more medical or physiologicalbiochemical sensor, temperature or heat sensor, optical or infraredsensor, accelerometer, electromagnetic sensors, human-emotion detector,pollution-rate detector, water condition or quality sensors, motionsensor, microphones or media detector, weight scale, etc. Such medicalsensors may measure physical information such as heart rate, bloodpressure, blood sugar level, and other vital signs and effectivelydetect and diagnose diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, etc.

Sensor 102 may detect weapons, bombs, or other military equipmentparticularly for safety-inspection purpose. Sensor 102 can be integratedinconspicuously into garment 100. Sensor 102 or ornament 101 may provideor effectively resemble ambient intelligence, i.e., invisible, presentwhenever user needs it, enabled by simple and effortless interaction, orautonomously acting adaptively to user and context.

Pattern display 103 comprises graphical or media communicationinterface, e.g., organic light emitting device (OLED), flexible opticalfiber screen or communication fibers coupled or woven into clothescapable of up/downloading data and signals, and providing or displayinggraphics such as video, logos, texts, patterns, and images directly ontoclothes or surfaces coupled thereto. Based on wireless radio signals orelectrical commands, pattern display 103 may change color, images,projections, and patterns using electrical power provided by powersource 104. Pattern display 103 also offers access to network or onlineservices such as internet, video, and e-commerce as well as displayssensor 102, power source 104 or ornament 101 status or data.

For example, sporting clothes monitor heart rate, blood pressure,temperature, respiration rate or other physiological metric during gymworkout or exercise for display on pattern display 103, or patterndisplay 103 of clothing fitted with global positioning system worn byskiers or mountaineers displays geographic location. Sensor 102 andpattern display 103 may be distributed regularly in grid or otherpattern.

Power source 104 generates, provides or accesses electrical power forgarment 100, and comprises AC/DC source, electromechanical generator,portable rechargeable battery, fuel cell, environment heat source,mechanical source, light source, or other energy source for providingelectrical power. Environmental heat source may be produced by tappingor collecting natural heat given-off by user body; mechanical heatsource is produced by transforming mechanical energy of user movementinto electrical power; and optical heat source is produced bytransforming surrounding light into electrical power. Use ofenvironmental heat source, mechanical heat source or optical heat sourceas power source 104 reduces regular battery usage, and thereforematerially enhance quality of the environment.

Garment 100 optionally employs heat sink to reduce heat trapped insideclothes, so that garment 100 has more efficient utilization andconservation of energy resources provided by power source 104.

Networking interface 105 communicates via electromagnetic wirelessradio-wave signals or wired interconnected network to provide garment100 internal and/or external communications with user and database.Flexible or rigid conductive or semi-conductive fibers are woven intogarment 100 to transmit/receive signals inside garment 100. Conductivefibers may be interwoven with material of garment 100, or added theretoin narrow strips of ribbon or patterned portions that are sewn atuser-specified or predefined places. Garment 100 may be made fromelectro-textile material, e.g., using yarns made of synthetic ormetallic fibers for knitting into cotton or polyester. Yarn fibers maybe clad with metal, silver, nickel or other metallic or conductingmaterial, and then optionally insulated with polymer or other insulatoror dielectric. Conductive fibers are connected to power source 104 toprovide circuits as defined herein.

Networking interface 105 allows user selectively in real-time to controlor program ornament 101, sensor 102, pattern display 103, and powersource 104 through user data input devices such as touchpad, voicerecognition tool, keypad, etc. Networking interface 105 may couplegarment 100 with user interface appliance 300, assembly source 407 ordatabase 403. For example, networking interface 105 sendsidentifier/sensor 102 data, power source 104 status data, or patterndisplay 103 information to database 403, and receives electricalcommands or other control signals from assembly source 407. Garment 100may comply with applicable governmental or regulatory requirement orrule, as proven by testing, quality or other conformation process.

For example, garment 100 may be attached or coupled to motorized frameswhere disabled individuals can wear such garment 100 to help suchindividuals walk, climb steps, etc. Battery-powered plastic frameattached to garment 100 relies on electrodes attached to garment 100detecting from skin motor nerve signals emitted by the brain beforeinstructing muscle cells to contract, thereby providing real-timeinstruction for frame to move synchronously with user.

In another example, sensor 102 embedded in garment 100 providesmilitary, security or surveillance functions. Optical fibers and specialsensors inside garment 100 may detect bullet wounds and monitor bodyvital signs during combat or other danger conditions. Sensor 102embedded in carpets, wallpapers and various kinds of canvas coversadditionally detects unrecognized person facial image or voice pattern.

Yet in another example, doctors may design, configure or providecustomized garment 100 for patients. Sensor 102 printed or provided onfabric allows doctor to monitor patients without having to keep themphysically in hospital. Networking interface 105 transmits/receivessensor 102 data with doctor or hospital computer, or sounds alarm ifsensor 102 senses patient problem or danger condition. Further sensor102 applications enable garment worn to medicate or diagnose disease.

Effectively cutting or tailoring such electronic cloth according topersonalized design size or shape may result in difficulty to make goodphysical or electrical signal connections between different parts ofsame garment 100, and may be solved by manufacturing seamless clothing,to avoid cutting and stitching problem altogether. Preferably securityor privacy of personal garment 100 design and manufacturing files andconfidential information are maintained.

FIG. 2 diagram shows digital communication system interconnecting localor wide-area network accessible devices, hosts, computers, servers, orother processor and/or storage, such as user 201, memory or storage 203,design processor 204, and manufacturing processor 205. User 201, 202 mayaccess or store information stored in storage 203 through network 200.Design source 204 runs design process as controlled by user 201 andmanufacturing source 205 runs manufacturing or testing process locallyor globally; there are no limitations on network-access geographiclocation.

FIG. 3 diagram shows user interface appliance 300 according to anembodiment of the present invention. Appliance 300 comprises displaydevice 301, user device 302, memory/processor 303, and networkinginterface 304.

User interface appliance 300 employs Graphical User Interface (GUI); asunderstood herein, the term “GUI” is interpreted and construed broadlyto mean any graphical, audio, video or other media display or sensingsystem for communicating digital or analog input and/or output of one ormore program or function, e.g., presenting icons or objects, buttons orselections, dialogue boxes or windows, on-screen in two or threedimensions. User interface appliance 300 has program known as userinterface appliance 300 program that allows GUI to receive informationor profile selection from users 201 202, display or modify garmentdesign, display actual or virtual 3-D user body profile with or withoutwearing garment 100, process, analyze, recommend and store information,and communicate with network 200. User interface appliance 300 can beaccessed anywhere, at store or through internet 200.

Display device 301 comprises electronics display or media communicationdevice having image-displaying region providing visual representation ofobjects or other relevant garment attributes from user interfaceappliance 300 program and user interactions or selections with userinterface appliance 300 program. Display device 301 preferably comprisescommand 310, design template 311, fabric category 312, and 3-D virtualbody profile 313.

Command 310 comprises icons, buttons and dialogue boxes that representuser communication with user interface appliance 300. Command 310 iscoupled with user tool 302 to display user interaction with userinterface appliance 300 program. Through command 310, user chooses avariety of options when configuring garment 100 definition. Asunderstood herein, the term “garment definition” is interpreted to meanany garment attribute, parameter or property, e.g., design style, fabriccategory, functional property, etc.

Various design options, parameters or features may be selectablycombined in same garment 100, including, but not limited to, motioncapture sensor, phosphorescent element, thermo-electric sensor,electro-adhesive element, variable color element, variable shadeelement, water shedding, bio-monitor sensor, electroluminescent element,sound emitting/capturing element, variable opacity element, videodisplay, force feedback element, optical chameleon element,photoelectric element, computational array, self-repairing element,touch sensitive element, toxin filtering element, voice recognitionsoftware, wireless communication device, variable rigidity element,variable shape element, variable reflectivity element, thermal chameleonelement, self-cleaning element, etc.

User maybe also be enabled to choose pre-configured templates,parameters or customized configuration for work/leisure outfit,dance-club gear, immersive media suit, covert-operations bodysuit,adventure climber, exploration suit, backpack, utility vest, ultratarpaulin; each application preferably associated with pre-configuredgarment design, parameter or feature options.

User can select or define available garment material or size byinteracting with command 310. User is also guided to designarchitectural garment by providing or selecting functional property ofgarment 100, e.g., choosing garment 100 that transforms into tent,raincoat, massage chair, furniture, mattress, or medical wheelchair.

Design template 311 may provide available choices of design templateand/or user current selection of design template. As understood herein,the term “design template or style” 311 is interpreted and construedbroadly to mean any fashion design element, parameters or clothingapplication, e.g., shirts style or size, collar design, pocket style orsize, neck style, back detail, sleeve detail or length, cuffs,monograms, shirt fit, shirt size, shirt tail, stitching, tie space, etc.

Design template may employ one or more adaptive, neural, fuzzy,Bayesian, or other intelligent control or programming method oralgorithm to apply or design one or more garment elements or parametersaccording to one or more predefined or stored user or expert rule sets,preferably tailoring or weighing one or more design factors according touser-specific conditions or preferences. Additionally design templatemay include or consider personal user objective and/or objectiveindications, preferences, style, range, degree, social/politicalaffiliation, e.g., conservative, liberal, moderate, republican,democrat, heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, catholic, protestant,jewish, muslim, etc.

Fabric category 312 provides choices of fabric category available and/oruser current selection of fabric category. As understood herein, theterm “fabric category” 312 is interpreted and construed broadly to meanany material category such as patterns, material, color, stripes,solids, checks, texture, etc.

Once user control device receives specific command from user, userinterface appliance 300 program may combine command 310, design template311, and/or fabric category 312 information into garment definition.User can add further information to garment definition and generategarment test script with aid of verification source 404. For example,garment may be purchased below price range, or testing process isfocused on biomedical sensor functionality.

Three-dimensional virtual body profile 313 comprises image-processingdevice for displaying 3-D replica or simulation model based on bodyprofile information. Receiving command from user, 3-D virtual bodyprofile 313 displays 3-D representation of body profile information withor without being superimposed by designed garment 100. Three-dimensionalvirtual body shop 313 is coupled with verification source 407, therebyenabling 3-D virtual body shop 313 to display replica wearingrecommended garment.

User device 302 comprises user control device 314 or smart changing room315. User control device 314 comprises mouse, joystick, keyboard,touchpad, or speech recognition software allowing user to control userinterface appliance 300 program. For example, user moves pointer onscreen (controlled by mouse), selects certain objects by pressingbuttons on mouse while pointer is pointing thereto, touches or pressesobjects on display screen 301 to control program, inserts text usingkeyboard and verifies information using speech-recognition tool.

User control device 314 allows user to key-in codes and fetchpersonalized garment definition to be displayed onto display device 301.User control device 314 can modify 3-D body representation, such asmodifying height and adjusting relative color contrast of image andmodify garment property displayed on display device 301. User who hasbody profile stored in computer-readable storage devices like flashmemory, card, tag or disks may let user control device 314 readinformation and send to 3-D virtual body profile 313.

Optionally user tool 302 comprises device to obtain person body profileinformation, smart changing room 315. Smart changing room 315 comprisesfixed or movable cameras distributed at convenient points around roomfor measuring and/or extrapolating three-dimensional replica of user.Various body profile parameters of body profile information are measuredaccording to image captured. Resulting data is then saved byprocessor/memory 303 and fed into user interface appliance 300 program,which then transfers such information to 3-D virtual body profile 313.Three dimensional virtual body profile 313 such uses data to display 3-Dreplica of person with or without wearing designed garment and fashion100.

Multiple-angle images are provided to enable system to measure orcalculate parameters of user body profile, such as chest size, waistsize or hip size. If movable cameras capture continuous pictures,playback of body profile is used to combine animated garment images toprovide motion effect. System may require manual assistance to obtainaccurate result. Alternately body profile information refers to captureddigital image, such as photograph or video.

To increase quality of recommendation received, user is encouraged toinput more physical information, such as eye colors, eye shape, hairshape or color, skin color, face shape, height, body shape, shoulderline, etc. Users can input their sizes (e.g., collar, waist, hip, yoke,inseam, thigh, skirts length, shorts length, knee length, ankle length,cuff lengths, etc.,) or height and/or face structure. User may usemanual or electronic method to enter information.

Multiple users may access same garment definition or template, howevereach user may customize or tailor such template according to personalmeasurements, preferences, style, etc. (e.g., “Megan” customer mayprefer feminine youth size 10 in pink or lavender, and “Jared” customermay prefer masculine youth size 8 in blue or green.) If such informationis proprietary, then permission or licensing of particular user may berequired to proceed.

Processor/memory 303 comprises information module for storage and/orretrieval of information about user (such as account information,previous design templates, etc.), allowing user interface appliance 300to be used by one or more users. Processor/memory 303 may receiveinformation from remote database or storage devices storing library ofgarment definition. For example, database 403 provides detailedinformation of saved template required by user, database 403 providesstored body template as requested by user, user requiring specificbilling plan may require database to provide detailed explanation ofplan and his/her financial information, user requiring regulatory checkmay require database to provide regulatory information, user requiringthat assembly and testing process take place at location requiredatabase to provide location information to user.

User can easily reconfigure garment 100 design before or after receivingrecommendation from verification source 407. Recommendation fromverification source can be displayed by 3-D virtual body shop 313,spoken by speech tool of user control tool 314, or displayed by displayscreen 301.

FIG. 4 flow diagram illustrates garment design and/or manufacturingmethod according to an embodiment of the present invention. Indefinition process, user interface appliance 300 sends garmentdefinition or design file to database 403, which transfers informationto definition source 402. Garment definition or design file includesgarment property or other information specified by user, such as pricerange, governmental regulation, occupation, etc. User can reset or stopprocess at any time.

Referring to verification process, definition source 402 sends garmentdefinition with other information to verification source 404.Verification process may be done by one or more fashion and regulatoryexperts or by computerized garment grading system. Verification source404 checks regulatory requirements including environmental policy.Verification source 404 optimizes cost of product by selectingappropriate or low-cost garment material or assembly location.Verification source 404 checks whether cost of designed garment 100meets user requirement. Verification source 404 is reconfigurablecomputer software that gives recommendation based on fashion trendsdetermined by user input. Verification source 404 as a computerizedfashion or expert consultant programmed to comment on user apparelselection acts as fashion advisor and provides fashion stylerecommendation. Verification source 404 checks whether garmentdefinition meets functionality requirement determined by user.

Verification source 404 sends resulting information to database 403,which sends to user interface appliance 300 for user confirmation. Ifuser requires no additional process 405, information or design file issent to assembly source 407, else 406 proceed back with definitionprocess 402.

Assembly source 407 using design file proceeds with manufacturingprocess. After manufacturing process is done, manufacturing informationis sent to database 403. Testing source 408 receives piece of garment100 from assembly source 407 and garment test script from database 403.Testing source 408 runs test process and sends test result to database403, which transfers information to user through user interfaceappliance 300. If user requires no additional process 411, garment sentto user 412; else 409 goes back to assembly process 407 or 410 goes backto definition process 402.

Generally computer-assisted method and system automatically orinteractively configures or tailors garment or fashion design.Preferably one or more user or subscriber template or definition iscompleted, modified, accessed or re-used to determine user or user-groupgarment profile or requirements. Thus in automated manner one or moregarment-design file(s) is generated by computer or software program forconfiguring or reconfiguring a reconfigurable or programmable garment orprototype thereof, preferably according to predefined, select or fullportion of the user garment profile.

Also reconfigurable garment prototype may be configured according to oneor more expert or fashion design template, which is provided in one ormore template library including various design templates. Completed usertemplate is accessible remotely through a digital network or Internetusing user-secured biometric authorization or garment-design usagelicense or script.

Optionally expert design template is accessible remotely through digitalnetwork using a garment-design usage license, such that a user of thereconfigurable garment prototype is financially charged for actual usageof the reconfigurable garment prototype configured according to theexpert design template. Expert design template provides celebrity,fashion expert, or other famous designer preferences, definition, styleor other fashion look-and-feel uniquely or identifiably pertaining togarment design, composition, presentation, fit or manufacture thereof.Expert design template parameters may be selectively modulated, tuned orbalanced against or relative to user template parameters.

Reconfigurable garment prototype may include electrically one or morereconfigurable logic circuit that is programmable according to thegarment-design file, as well as include one or more sensors for sensinguser condition, thus enabling the reconfigurable garment prototype to bereconfigured according to a change in user condition. Additionallyreconfigurable garment prototype may include one or more media orcommunication interface for providing or receiving audio/visual contentor signal programmably according to the garment-design file.

Preferably garment design file is generated using a software simulationapplication for modeling the reconfigurable garment prototype virtuallyaccording to select portion of the user garment profile. Optionallymodified garment-design file is generated for reconfiguring remotely thereconfigurable garment prototype according to a modified user templateor a modified expert design template.

Foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the invention havebeen presented for purposes of illustration and description. They arenot intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the preciseforms disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light ofthe above teaching. Various novel embodiments to present endorsementscheme include, for example: digital network security or energy checkingin residential, business, educational, or other working system contextwherein one or more network-connected participants may endorseelectronically in response to certain security-checking proposalaccording to present novel scheme; entertainment, theatrical, sports, orother broadband or media system context wherein one or morenetwork-connected performer, staff or audience member may endorseelectronically in response to certain live interactive proposalaccording to present novel scheme; and medical or healthcare systemcontext wherein one or more network-connected patient, doctor, nurse orother staff may endorse electronically in response to certain medicaldiagnosis, interview, or other healthcare dialog according to presentnovel scheme.

The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain theprinciples and the application of the invention, thereby enabling othersskilled in the art to utilize the invention in its various embodimentsand modifications according to the particular purpose contemplated. Thescope of the invention is intended to be defined by the claims appendedhereto and their equivalents.

1. Reconfigurable garment comprising: a garment having an RFID tag oruser sensor for personally identifying the garment user; an ornamenthaving a media player/recorder or navigational global positioninglocation system, wireless communicator or mobile phone for enablingwireless multi-party voice or video communication, control or accessusing a pattern display; and a networking or user interface forconfigurably accessing or controlling the ornament or sensorelectronically according to a user-defined garment definition or designfile, or expert design template or style; thereby enabling automatedconfiguration of the garment effectively having ambient intelligenceadaptable to user definition.
 2. Reconfigurable garment of claim 1wherein: the sensor is a medical sensor for sensing user physiology andcontrolling a dispenser to release medication for the user. 3.Reconfigurable garment of claim 1 wherein: the interface or ornament iscoupled via optical or conductive fiber woven in or integrated with thegarment.
 4. Method for reconfigurable garment production comprisingsteps: defining by a user using computer-assisted software a userdefinition according to a garment definition or design file, or expertdesign template or style; and verifying or modifying the user definitionusing the software according to ambient intelligence adaptable toconfigure, access or control electronically a garment sensor, ornamentor interface.
 5. Method of claim 4 wherein: the user definition,verification or modification is accomplished interactively by the userusing a user interface appliance or a smart changing room, such that thedefined, verified or modified garment is caused by the user to beactually assembled or tested at a select location.
 6. User interfaceappliance for reconfigurable garment definition comprising: a displaydevice, a memory, a processor, and a networking interface; wherein areconfigurable garment user accesses software in the memory by theprocessor via the display or interface to define, verify or modify auser definition according to a garment definition or design file orexpert design template or style according to ambient intelligenceadaptable automatically to user definition, verification ormodification.
 7. Appliance of claim 6 wherein: the user accesses thesoftware via a GUI for displaying a three-dimensional virtual bodyprofile of the user.